Elaine came to our office with a porcelain veneer off and cracks in several of her other veneers. Only 3 years ago Elaine had dental porcelain veneers placed over her teeth and now they were beginning to break, crack, and fall off. Having failed or failing porcelain veneers can be very disheartening. We spent some time going over all of Diane's options and replacing all of her current veneers with Empress pressed porcelain veneers was the best option for her. The before and afters show h...

Gary wasn't happy with his smile. His top front teeth were really forward over the lower teeth which resulted in a "bucky" profile. He wanted to improve his smile and came to Ballantyne Center for Dentistry in Charlotte, NC for a consult. We discussed the pros and cons of putting porcelain on the front surfaces of his top teeth without moving the teeth backwards. This would only accentuate the profile which he did not desire. We opted to have Gary go through pre-treatment orthodontics to mo...

Ms. Rachel of Charlotte, NC is a vibrant, happy young woman that felt her smile didn't exactly convey the look she wanted. She had suffered from discolored teeth at an early age and combined with the different color of fillings placed over the years, she knew her smile could be improved. She came to Ballantyne Center for Dentistry for a consult and after a comprehensive exam, she decided to fix smile in time for her wedding pictures. Since she was quite anxious about the work ahead of her, sh...

Mr. M didn't like his smile. He had thought about doing something about it for some time, but the timing wasnt right; that is until now. He also knew he had some issues with the back teeth, but he really wanted to see what could be done about his smile first. After a consultation and a new patient exam, a treatment plan was made to include the anterior 8 maxillary teeth for a smile rejuvenation. The complete treatment plan included several other crowns on the posterior molars. Mike was exci...

Ms. D never liked the color of her teeth. She always felt guarded when she wanted to smile and when she would get caught up in a good laugh, it was like an instictive reaction to put her hand up to cover her smile. She decided to do something about it and did her research on veneers. She came into Ballantyne Center for Dentistry for a consultation and questions about porcelain veneers. She asked many questions about what type of materials were used, the longevity of the porcelain, what change...

Carrie came to our office initially as a consultation. She had porcelain veneers placed on three of her front teeth as a young girl and during these years before growth is complete, the teeth can shift and change. You can see in the before pictures that this is exactly what happened. The front teeth look short and squaty compared to the rest of her teeth. After discussing several options with Carrie she decided on replacing these veneers, having the gums recontoured and whitening her teeth....